Show EDWARDS DAY IS WELL OBSERVED F his majesty on horseback for the first time since his recent illness london june 26 king edwards birthday was officially celebrated today in london at the home naval and military stations all the government buildings were decorated with flags sa lutes acre fired the at all the ports dressed chip and the troops were reviewed alie main feature was thab trooping of the colors on the guards parade abich the king attend cd on horseback this as the first time he had ridden since bis last ill the parade ground presented a high ly picturesque scene queen alexandra this princess of wales tha Dix chers of albany the duke and duchess ot fife the duchess of connaught the princess henry of battenburg and their children and the e of egypt oc cupich scabs scats in the central windows of the horse guards building while all the other vantage were occupied by smartly dressed women cabinet minia ter of the house of lords and house of commons and others many americans were present including the staff of the embassy and the american kine team who were under the guidance of major general lord cheales more the king who wore the uniform of colonel of the grenadier guards rode over the ground surrounded by a brilliant staff and an unusually large gath erins of foreign military attaches A the king halted at the saluting base the massed bands played the national anthem after an inspection the ceremony of trooping the colora wa carried out |